Opponents tend to freak out against Tom Brady and Bill Belichick just when they’re about to conquer the New England Patriots’ dynastic duo. The Philadelphia Eagles swear they won’t fall into that trap if they have the chance in Super Bowl 52. The pair have built such a reputation of coming through in the clutch […]
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Gronk: Belichick knows to how help Patriots avoid distractions
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rob Gronkowski says coach Bill Belichick makes it easy for the New England Patriots to ignore distractions such as the one created by last week’s ESPN report. “Throughout my years here I’ve seen a lot of negative, a lot of positive,” Gronkowski said Tuesday as the Patriots prepared for Saturday night’s divisional […]
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Belichick ‘absolutely’ intends to return as Patriots coach
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Under Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots have often thrived when inundated with scrutiny from outside of their locker room. They’ll have to do it again this week as they prepare for their divisional round matchup with the Tennessee Titans. Belichick said Monday that it is “absolutely” his intention to return as […]
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Patriots catch a break, edge Steelers
PITTSBURGH — Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski did it to the Pittsburgh Steelers again. One questionable decision by Ben Roethlisberger helped. Brady fed Gronkowski repeatedly to set up Dion Lewis’ go-ahead 8-yard touchdown with 56 seconds remaining and Roethlisberger was intercepted in the end zone with 5 seconds left as the New England Patriots […]
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Brady, Belichick donate to J.J. Watt’s hurricane relief fund
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes questions from reporters following practice Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has donated $100,000 to the Hurricane Harvey relief fund started by Texans pass-rusher J.J. Watt, and New England coach Bill Belichick has pitched in $50,000. Watt called the donations […]
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A toast, to the greatest marriage in sports
Spoiled, spiteful Patriots fans, let that sink in while you walk down to your wine cellar to pick out the right champagne to pop at around 10 p.m. Sunday night. Seven Super Bowls together. Brady and Belichick. Bradychick. The eternal marriage of quarterback and coach, outlasting countless celebrity mergers and at least two presidential administrations. […]
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Patriots: Belichick gets down to business
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick won’t spend any time on the golf course when the New England Patriots travel to The Greenbrier for joint practice sessions with the New Orleans Saints later this week. For the fourth straight year, the Patriots and Saints will participate in two joint practices on Wednesday and Thursday at […]
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Belichick: We played by the rules
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Saying his team “followed every rule to the letter,” New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick described in detail how his team prepares its footballs on game day and defended his players from chatter that they made it to the Super Bowl by cheating. “At no time was there any intent whatsoever to […]
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NFL: Patriots clinch AFC East with big win over Dolphins
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady was upset that his New England Patriots hardly looked like a division champion in the first half. So upset that the slow-footed quarterback made a rare scramble for a first down that sparked them to a big third quarter and their sixth consecutive AFC East title Sunday. “I wasn’t […]
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Belichick looking forward to practices with Eagles
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is looking forward to this week’s joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles for the second straight year. “This will be a good opportunity for our team to play against the Eagles — the offense and defenses and schemes that they run, the players they have,” […]